Working On Some Original Beats

To try something different, I’ve been working on trying to write some of my own beats for fun. These are relatively simple of course but it’s a lot of fun to make up original stuff. I’ve played guitar for 20 years so I’ve been writing some riffs, recording them and then trying to put a simple drum beat to them using my admittedly limited drum knowledge. It’s definitely pretty cool and I always think it’s important to try to create something musically in addition to simply copying everyone else. Of course, the influence of what I’ve learned from the Black Album is undoubtedly coming through in the beats I’m writing but hopefully I’m adding something of my own as well. I’d encourage even beginners to give this a try…you might surprise yourself.